| Living in Malaysia is expensive If you don't know already, it's expensive to live in Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur. A report shows that Malaysians have less purchasing power than many nationals elsewhere. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 ?# A0 t5 p: {1 \! G
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# a3 }6 I% p; p5 B! O. V! g5.39.217.76The Malaysian Insider, an online Malaysian news website, examined the purchasing power of Malaysians in comparison to nationals of other countries. The website cited a 2010 Prices and Wages report by UBS AG, a Swiss banking giant.
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# Z( o% k& s& ^8 n2 ]Here are the highlights:
3 C1 e# e' `; R) @6 [) e) C, dTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The purchasing power of KL residents is 33.8% of New Yorkers; 42% compared to London, 33.7% to Sydney, 32.6% to Los Angeles, and 31.6% to Zurish.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 g/ h% C& u& E1 Y8 O/ A
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The Malaysian Insider also compared broadband prices in Malaysia to those in countries. Even after currency conversion, Malaysia comes out on top... in expensiveness. Here's the summary:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 _, \3 j. L8 f3 v/ w; R9 k1 J
Kuala Lumpur - 5Mbps broadband package - RM149
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Melbourne - 5-8Mbps broadband package - AUD40
9 y, a% e- L, ~3 z; b1 j) xNew York - 7Mbps broadband package - USD41.95tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" M% X' I& l9 {5 @( L1 c
Here's another tidbit from The Malaysian Insider article:+ i7 t* x' x( w, r% G3 x
In KL, a Honda Civic is priced at RM115,000 - 20 times an auditor's average monthly earnings. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 F+ ^6 r% V: Q7 T6 h. q
& u. j6 G# p/ G6 F5 F6 UIn Melbourne & London, the price is respectively AUD25,000 and GBP19,000 - 3 times an auditor's average monthly earnings in those places. |
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發表於 2011-4-20 09:48 PM
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